Autographic register



` 1,481,519 M. MACDONALD AUTOGRAPHI C BEGI STER Filed May l2, 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet E.

M. `MACDONALD n AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed May 12. 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Sge 5 INVENTOR ATTORN EYS y Paenaa Ja... 22, 1924.

UNITED STATES rATENT. o

MURDOCX To all whom z't ma concern:

Be it known that MURnooK MACDONALD, a citizen of the United States, and a resil "dent of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and

, State of Ohio, have invented a new and usej graphic register, the principal-,object of the invention being the provision in such adevice of a simplified 4means for discharging the superimposed sheets from the mechani`sm. Other objects of the invention will appear from the following description. To l the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, said invention, then, consists of the meanshereinafter fully described and particularly pointed Yout in the` claims.

The annexed drawing and the following,r

description set forth in detail certain mech- A, ,rolls,and with a longitudinally extending slot '7 in which the reciprocating discharfre e anism embodying the invention, suchv disclosed means constituting, however, but one of various mechanical forms inA which the ,principle of the invention may' be used. v

In said annexed drawings:

F ig. 1 is a side elevation partially in section of my improved register; Figs. 2 and 3 are enlarged sideelevations of the discharging mechanism in two positions; Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the' discharging rolls; Fig. 5 is a plan view of the device; F ig`. 6 is a section on ,the line 6 6, Fig. 5; and Fig. 7 is-an end elevation of the magazine roll and driving mechanism.

, In Fig. 1 I have shown my improvedreg. ister, which consists of a box-like framework 1 of substantially rectangular form provided with a removable and slightly inclined cover plate v2. This cover, plate is provided with a tearing-off edge 3,a glass plate 4 adjacent to the forward end ofthe plate, and' Awith an opening 5v for permitting writing upon the sheets of paper, which are brought forward directly beneath thefcover and beneath this opening. The cover is alsoprovided with semi-cyliiidrical extensions b adapted to \.enclose one ofrthe discharging mechanism will be operated, as will'be escribed later. -1

Housed in the framework 1 are three Y Apiiiicatieaniea nay i2,

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paper-receiving rollers. 8, 9 and 10. The several sheets of paper 8, 9 and 10 over these several rollers are carried rearwardly and passed over vguide rolls 11, 12 and 13, respectively, and are then passed over a table 11,1, which extends from the rear of the device to a point adjacent to the discharge rollers 15 .and 16. These sheets of paper, which may vvbe either two, three or more in number, must be maintained in exact registration during` their machine, and if they," are not theprinted memorandum which usually appear upon suchstrips will not register, and any notes made on the uppermost sheets through thev writing recess 5 will not appear in the proper positions on the sheets below.

The discharge provided with a. knurled surface 18 and carried in slots 19 formed in brackets on either 11,481,519 Fries.

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passage through the A roller 15 is a lmetal roller f side of the framework 1,-thus allowing this Y .vertically and to rest upon the paper b its Aown weight. The other discharge ro ler 'preferably provided with a series ofl longi- 16 may be 'either of rubber or of some other frictional material, and is tudina'll'y extending projections or ribs 19,`

which serve to give a secure grip upon the sheets of paper passing between it and the roll 15. This roller 16 carries a gear 20 which is engaged, by means of a second gear 2l adapted to be ope ted by a rack 22 formed on a reciprocatingplate or bar 23.' Mounted beneath the to receive the lowermost sheet of the several passing `through the machine, and storing the same for purposes of record. This roller is provided with a gear 25 and is driven through that gear and-,through other gears 26 and 27, the gear 27 being the same rack mechanism 22 which operates the discharge rollers.

The roller 24 is driven by the .gear 25 through a spring 50 interposed between thisv gear and two fibre `discs, 51 and 52 which are pressed against a metal disc 53 attached to the roll 24. These with the spring ,50- n er compression and the friction thus pr duced provides .a driving engagement between the fibre and metal discs. The former are attached to the shaft 54 while the roller 24 and -metal disc 53 are loose on this shaft. In this way a frictional driving means is provided whichmay be set tofslip after a predetermined resistdischarge rollers inlthe frame is a magazine roller 24 adapte operated by artsi are assembled, I

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` in slots 29 formed in the gears 20, and also in similar recesses formed in the ends of the rollers 16. These ball clutches are of the usual one-way type which is commonly used to vprovide a drive in one direction only-and allowsthe reciprocating bar 23 to actuate the discharge roller 2O only in the direction ofthe arrow shown in Fig. 1. Upon the return of the. reciprocating bar '23 the gear 20 is disengaged from the roller 16 so that the paper will remain stationary upon the return movement of the reciprocating carriage.

The reciprocating plate 23 is provided at its rear end with an upwardly extending arm 30, which is attac-liedY to a slidably mounted bridge 31. This bridge consists ofa transverse lower plate and a transverse upper plate 32, which is provided with upwardly extending lugs 33, betweenwhich is pivotally mounted an operating handle 34. The lower end of this handle 34 car# ries a roller 35, which is adapted tobe pressed against the several sheets of paper 10', 9 and 8', which are passed between the upper and lower members 0f the bridge. In order to actuateithe paper forward and discharge the two uppermost sheets from the machine, Ythe operator .presses forward on the handle 34, that is, he presses it towards (lowing claims or the equiva the forwardA end of the machine. This action first engages the' roller 35 a inst the paper and clamps theipaper to. t e bridge and reciprocating carriage. It next actuates the entire bridge and carriage forward, pushing 'the rack 22 forward between the gears 21- and 27, and of course actuating these gears as the rack goes forward. This action rotates the discharge roller 16 and passes the paper between this: roller and the undriven goller 15 until the paper has been forced out of the vfront of the frame where it can be torn off against the tearing-off edge 3. The reciprocating carriage is then returned to its original position by pulling back 'on the handle 34, which first releases its grip upon the paper and then` draws the carriage back, but withoutactuating the dischar mechanism as the latterare disenfra by the ball clutches '28.l

t er modes of applying the 'principle of my invention maybe employed instead of the one explained, change being made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided the means stated by an of the follent of such stated means be employed. I

` I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention 1. In an autographic register, the combination of an enclosing casing, a' plurality of paper-carrying rollers mounted in said casing, a pair 'of paperfdischarging" rollsl mounted in lsaid casing, a reciprocably mounted longitudinal carriage, meansmounted at one end 'of said carriage, adapted to actuate one of said discharge rolls., and means mounted at the other.' end ofv said carriage adapted to simultaneously draw paper fromsaid carrying rollers to said discharge rollS. l

2. In an autographicregister, the combif nation of an encldsing casing, a plurality ofpaper-carrying rollers mounted in said casing, a pair of paperdischarge rolls mounted in said casing. a reciprocably mounted lon-A gitudinal carriage movable toward Vand away from said discharge rolls, the paperV from said carrying rolls passino* over said carriage and between said discharge rolls, meansv mounted at one end of the carriage adapted to actuate one of said discharge rolls, kand means mounted at the other end of said carriage adapted to grip the paper and move the same with said carriage its forward movement. A

3. In an autographic register, the combination of an enclosing casing, a plurality 'et paper-carrying rollers mounted in said casing, a pa1r of paper-discharging rolls mounted lin said casing, I a reciprocably mounted .carriage movable toward'and away from said discharging rolls, and provided with means adapted to actuate one of said discharging rolls the paper from-said carrying rolls passing. over said carriage and between said discharge rolls, manually operable clamping means on said carriage, said means being adapted to clamp such paperagainst movement relative to said carriage during one-direction movement of the same.

4, In an autographic register, the combination of an enclosing casing, a plurality of paper-carrying rollers mounted in saidcasing, a pair of paper-discharging rolls lico mounted 1n said casing, a reciprocablyl mounted carriage movable toward and away frein said discharging rolls, the paper from said carrying rol s for mechad, comprising a, slidably mounted frame, spaced transverse-elements on said frame adapted to receive sheets of paper therebetween, and

manually operated means for actuating said a u i passing over Ysaid carriage and between said discharge rolls,

means on `said carriage adapted to gri such discharge rollscto discharge such paper frame, said means being` adapted to clamp said elements firmly against such sheets for one direction movement of said frame and to release the clamping of said elements during the reverse movement of the frame.

6. A reciprocable carriage for mechanism of the character described, comprising a slidably mounted frame, spaced transverse elements `on said frame adapted to receive sheets of paper therebetween, and a clamping lever pivotally mounted on one of said transverse elements, said lever being ed to clamp such sheets firmly agamst the adaptother of said transverse elements for movement with said carriage.

In apparatus of the character described, the combination of a reciprocably mounted carriage having a longitudinally extending double rack element thereon, gears fixedly mounted on either side of said rack element operable thereby upon movement of said carriage, and said gears Serving as one guide and Support for said earriage.

Signed by me. this 10th day of May, 1920.

MURDOCK MACDONALD. 

